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The new guidelines are part of the Obama administration's effort to address long mandatory minimum sentences. Antwain Black, left, was released early after sentencing laws were first eased in 2010. — (Seth Perlman/AP)

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April 23, 2014

A Path Out Of Prison For Low-Level, Nonviolent Drug Offenders

House Speaker and Illinois Democratic Party chair Michael Madigan speaks at a meeting of the Democratic State Central Committee on Tuesday, April 22, 2014. — (Amanda Vinicky/IPR)

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April 23, 2014

Legislator Protests Madigan As Party Chair, Won’t Say Why

Tiffany Contreras kisses her daughter Kyndall, 4, goodbye at Disney Elementary in Tulsa, Okla. As part of a pilot program that aims to educate both children and families, Contreras takes classes at Tulsa Community College for free. — (John W. Poole/NPR)

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April 23, 2014

One Approach To Head Start: To Help Kids, Help Their Parents

James Kilgore — (Steve Yeater/AP)

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April 22, 2014

Former SLA Member Kilgore To Lose U Of I Teaching Position

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April 22, 2014

Study: Minority Kids Hit Hardest By Illinois Law

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April 22, 2014

UI Basketball Player Arrested

Michigan Attorney General and XIV Foundation CEO Jennifer Gratz — (Susan Walsh/AP)

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April 22, 2014

Supreme Court Affirms Ban On Race-Conscious College Admissions

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April 22, 2014

Danville Begins Initial Talks On Chicken Ordinance

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April 21, 2014

Indiana Panel Approves New School Standards

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April 21, 2014

Illinois Mayors Call for Public Safety Pension Reform